Blend the syrup, milk, oil and egg together. Add the dry ingredients and stir into a liquid, beating well. Then, pour the liquid into a greased cake pan and bake it in your oven at 350° F for 30 to 40 ...

The secret ingredient in many professional layer cakes and a kind of magic to the home baker is called simple syrup and it’s precisely that: a syrup made simply of equal parts water and sugar.

This dense, syrup-soaked cake is a triple orange threat, full of zest, juice and whole slices of candied orange. For the cake: Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9- to 10-inch springform pan and ...

“Tee, will you serve the coffee, please? Aunt Evelyn and Uncle Fred are coming. Aunt Rita and Aunt Nell might come, too,” said Momma. “Yes, I will,” I replied. “I will serve them some of the syrup ...

The concept of simple syrup is, well, simple. Take equal amounts of sugar and water, cook and use as a sweetener. It is indeed quite simple to make, but the name almost obscures the many directions ...